The Sunday Session

The Sunday Session with Oli Dugmore:

By Sunday Morning, you’ve spent three days with your friends and in need of something to talk about - and distract from the slow drumbeat of a hangover. The Sunday Session is designed as the intellectual and conversational reset of the weekend: buzzy and accessible, something to argue about over brunch.

The opposite of “worthy” panel culture. It’s lively, funny, surprising, and deliberately provocative. Closer in spirit to a late-night kitchen table conversation than a great Sunday paper, but keeping the best bits of both.

10.00-10.50 Public Apology LIVE - Public Apology is a podcast about scandals from comedians Milo Edwards and Sophie Garrad and journalist and podcaster Ed Campbell. The show covers every kind of scandal from long ago to the present day, from the historical and political to pop culture fiascos and the occasional media circus about a cat in a bin. A wry, humorous look at scandals and what they can tell us in an era of ‘cancel culture’.

11:00 - 11:50 The Political Interview with Rachel Millward - Rachel Millward is the deputy leader of the Green party in England and Wales. As the Labour Party changes leader, and a new prime minister enters Downing Street, the Greens find themselves in new territory, falling from impressive gains in the May local elections to the lowest polling of Zack Polanski’s time as leader. Nevertheless, an opportunity for a positive green politics has never looked better. The government might be about to re-grant licenses to explore oil and gas fields in the North Sea, conflict in the Middle East puts global reliance on fossil fuels in the spotlight, and renewables have never been so abundant. What does an energetic politics look like? How do the Greens seize this moment? Rachel Millward joins Oli Dugmore to try and answer those questions.

12.00 The Very Secret Postcards Club - A priest, a comedian, and a hack answer life’s great questions. Our audience submits anonymous postcards to be read aloud on stage by Wilderness’ Town Crier before they're debated, discussed and possibly ridiculed by our panel. History, riddles, gossip from last night. It’s all fair game. With Fergus Butler-Gallie and Milo Edwards..

Oli Dugmore is the executive editor (digital) of the New Statesman. He has reported from America, Europe and the Middle East. Previously, he founded the repeatedly nominated but rarely award-winning social media publisher PoliticsJOE.